bennett



W. BENNETT.

Frying Pan.

Patented May 26, 1857.

Invenior;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WM. BENNETT, OF NFAV YORK, N. Y.

GRIDDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 17,361, dated May 26, 1857.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BENNETT, of the city and county of New York, in the State of New York, have invented an Improved Ventilating-Griddle and a Ventilating-Cover for the Same, the object of which is the cooking of buckwheat and all other griddle cakes without the smoke and fumes that usually arise from the griddle in ordinary use; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective view of the griddle. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the griddle and the ventilating cover combined.

Fig. 3 is a cross vertical section at the line 1 1 of Fig. 2.

I construct my improved griddle of cast iron or of any other suitable material, and in any desired form, whether rounded, square or oval. I elevate the flat surface of the griddle upon which the cakes are placed to be cooked, by means of a flaring flange, of indefinite depth, extending entirely around the outer edge of the griddle, and forming the base upon which the plane or flat part of the griddle rests. This flange is widest at the bottom, where it rests upon the range or stove upon which it is used, and may be of any inclination required. The letters a a a a in Fig. 1 refer to this flaring flange.

Along the front of the flange a a a a. are a number of openings 12 b b 6 arranged with a sliding damper or register 0 0. These openings may be of any size or form required, and are for the sole purpose of regulating the temperature of the griddle when too hot, by the admission of a current of cold air, directly under its bottom, without changing its position upon the stove or range. All of which may be done at the pleasure of the operator by means of the sliding damper or register C. In the flange a a a a, and directly opposite the openings 6 b b I), on the back side of the griddle, are other openings (5 d d d of any size or form required, which are for the sole purpose of allowing the smoke and fumes to pass downward into the fire below, to be there consumed or carried to the chimney along with the products of combustion.

I construct my ventilating cover of sheet tin or any other suitable material, and in form corresponding outwardly to the outer circle or line of the griddle. This cover is placed for use upon the outer circle of the flange a a a a, where it rests upon the range or stove, and is kept in its position by means of a raised bead extending entirely around the outer edge of the flange.

The cover is of any required height, but should never be so low as to obstruct the operations on the griddle. In the front side of this cover is an opening of sufficient capacity to allow the operator freedom of access to the griddle in putting on the cakes, turning them, and removing them without changing the position of the cover. It is also for the admission of cold air for the purposes of ventilation, &c. This opening is indicated by the letters (2 e in Figs. 2 and 3. In the back part of the chamber formed by this cover is an extra plate or partition, with its two ends permanently attached to the side of the ,cover at the back, and extending upward from the level of the surface of the griddle to within a short dis tance of the roof or top part of the cover. This partition plate is placed within a short distance of the back part of the cover thus forming a flue, the throat or entrance to which is over the top of the partition plate. The roof of the cover is elevated at the back side for the purpose of facilitating the draft of air as it passes into the opening 6 in the front. This partition plate is indicated by the letter f in the cross vertical section, Fig. 3, and the flue constituted by it, and the back plate of the cover, by the letter 9 in the same figure. The sole object of this partition plate f is the forming, in combination with the back portion or plate of the cover, the flue 9, thereby increasing the drafts so as to more effectually to carry off the smoke and fumes of the griddle.

In using this improved griddle, it is placed on the top of the range or stove directly over the fire, the lids first being removed. The register 0 and the open space 6 should always be in front. The cakes are placed upon the griddle through the opening 6 in the front of the cover, by means of a dipper or in any other convenient manner. The great volume of smoke and the fumes of the burning grease, which invariably arise from the heated surface, would under ordinary circumstances spread outward and fill the apartment to the great annoyance of the occupants, but with my improvement it rises into the upper part of the chamber formed by the cover, where it is caught by the draft of air, which is constantly passing into the opening 6 in front, and carried over the top of the partition f and into the flue g, whence it is carried downward through the openings 5 b b b, and hence into the fire or up the chimney. This must be considered a great and desirable improvement over 'the old method of cooking buckwheat cakes where the smoke and fumes escape into the room without restraint.

I am fully aware that culinary vessels of different kinds have been used with various devices for carrying ofl the steam and smoke and preventing their escape into the room,

and that Ventilating and other covers have been used for the same purposes and for other purposes upon gridirons, stew and sauce pans, and other culinary vessels. I

sliding register 0 and openings cl, and the latter with an enlarged opening a and flue 9, all arranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose specified.

WILLIAM BENNETT.

Witnesses:

J. WV. ROCKWELL, JOHN L. BRABYN. 

